Package and method of packaging



Aug. 30, 1938. M. J; MILMOE 2,128,755

PACKAGE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING Filed March 28, 1936 j /Gfl 16 INVENTOR JVIcHAL-z. LIMILMOE A TTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 30, 1938 P TENT FF I C E PACKAGE AND METHOD or PACKAGING iMichaei J. Milmoe, Glen Ellyn, m, assignor to F. B. Redington 00., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 28, 1936, Serial No. 71,488

8 Claims.

Thisinvention relates to a package for packaging an article and to the method of packaging an-article.

The important object of the invention is to provide new and improved means for quickly and easily opening a package whereby the manual manipulation of a protruding tab will not only open the inner wrapper, but will also cause the tearing or cutting of the outer band or label whereby the contents of the package is instantly available after the tab has been pulled.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a package for an article whereby the wrapping about the article is arranged in a certain predetermined order and arrangement so that the entire wrapper and the outer label or band may be instantly cut or torn by the manipulation of a protruding tab or member, to permit easy andready access to the contents or article in the package.

Another object of this invention is the method of arranging a plurality of wrappers or bands about a package with a strip or tape arranged in a predetermined manner relative to the wrapper and positioned in a certain way with respect to the outer band or label, so that the strip or tape may be operated to cut or tear or otherwise cause the wrapping elements to loosen or sever and thereby permit easy access to the contents of the package.

Numerous other objects and advantages will be apparent throughout the progress of the following specification.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a .se-

lected embodiment of the invention and the views therein are as follows:

Fig. 1 is a detailed perspective view of a package and embodying the invention, the outer band or label being omitted;

Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the package showing the outer band or label partly formed about the package;

Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 2 showing the manner in which the outer band or label is applied about the wrapper:

Fig. 4 is a detailed transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the completed package.

Referring to the drawing, l0, Fig. 4, designates an article such as a piece of gum, confection, or other article which is to be wrapped. About the article there is wound an opening strip or piece of tape I I.v This tape commences at a point marked l2, Fig. 4, extends completely about the article and has its outer end it protruding a predetermined distance beyond the end of the article, and forms an opening tab M. A wrapper l5, which may be of any. suitable material such as tinfoil or waxed paper or both, extends com- 5 pletely about the article It and is so arranged that the tape member ll passes under the wrapper i5 a predetermined distance. One end or edge it of the wrapper extends a predetermined distance inwardly beyond the end it of the tape 10 ii, while the-outer free end ll of the wrapper overlaps the end it of the wrapper but is short of the end l3 of the tape, Fig. 4. In other words, the inner end of the wrapper extends inwardly a predetermined distance beyond the inner end 16 of the tape while the tape it extends between the free edge ll of the wrapper and protrudes over a part of the wrapper and a predetermined distance beyond the edge M, Fig. 4. The tape I2 is fixed adhesively to the inside of the wrapper 20 as indicated at it. Fig- 4..

An outer band or label wrapper l9 extends about the package covering the article and its wrapper it, but is so wound or entwined about the package so as to permit the tape it to extend 25 beyond the edge of the band. The inner edge 20 of the band i 9 is on top or around the wrapper l5 and extends below the tape it, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The tape ll, where it passes over the edge 20 of the band it is inclined or 30 humped as indicated at it This hump is caused by the tape extending over an additional thickness of the material. The outer edge 22 of the band i9 extends substantially to the end of the package and over the tape ll, but short of the 5 end i3 of the tape. Therefore, when the tab it is pulled, the outer band ill will be loosened because the tape it extends under the band l9 and under the wrapper l5. Continued manual manipulation of the tab l4 causes the wrapper 40 It to be released. Inasmuch as the tape Ii is. stuck to the inside of the wrapper It as indicated at la, the tape ii can not be merely slid out from under the wrapper. Pulling of the tab it, therefore, will cause the outer label band and the 5,

where adhesive is used and the flaps and tucks are relatively tight and stuck, the tape ll causes a tearing action completely about the article thereby permitting the article to be readily slipped out of the package.

The invention provides, therefore, simple and inexpensively means for permitting easy access to the article by causing the outer label band and the inner wrapper to be instantly and quickly removed upon merely pulling a free tab which ex 'tends a predetermined distance beyond the edge of the package.

If it is preferred that the tab do not come into immediate contact with the article N), a loose wrapper may be applied about the article and between the article and the tape.

In packaging the article the tape H is first applied about the article. The wrapper I5 is then placed over the tape so that its inner end will be above the tape, While its outer end will be below the free end of the tape. The label band I9 is then placed about the package with one end under the protruding edge of the tape, as clearly shownin Fig. 3, and its outer free edge 22 over the tape, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

The invention, therefore, contemplates a-simple and convenient method of securely wrapping an article but permitting the wrappers to be released, cut or tornaway by the mere pulling or unwinding of a tape element which surrounds the article, but which is stuck or otherwise fastened to the enclosing wrapper. Furthermore, by arranging the tape between the edges of the outer label band, this latter band is also removed when the tape is pulled or unwound. It may be said, therefore, that the invention contemplates the removal or tearing away of two separate wrappers by the mere unwinding or pulling of a single opening tape, part of which tape extends beyond an edge ofthe package to provide an opening tab.

Changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts, and the method may be varied to certain degrees, without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the right is hereby reserved to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. A package for articles comprising an opening member extending substantially once only about an article and having a protruding portion to form a tab, an inner wrapper extending under one part of the member and over another part thereof, and an cute? wrapper-extending about the package, the outer wrapper having its free edges overlapped, the protruding portion extending between the lapped edges of the outer wrapper.

2. A package for articles comprising a tape member extending substantially once only about an article, a first wrapper about the article and extending under one part of the tape and over another part thereof, a second wrapper extending about the article over the first wrapper, said second wrapper having its ends overlapping, said tape having a free end extending between the said overlapping ends of said second wrapper.

3. A package for articles comprising an inner wrapper arranged about an article and having its opposite edges overlapping, an opening memher about the article having its inner end fastened to said wrapper and its other end arranged between the overlapped edges of the wrapper and extending a predetermined distance beyond said overlapped edges, and an outer wrapper about said inner wrapper and having its edges overlapping, said opening member extending substantially directly from said first named overlapped edges between the lapped edges of the outer wrapper whereby both the wrappers will be cut or torn by the opening member when it is manually operated.

4. The method of packaging an article which consists in applying an opening element and an inner wrapper about an article with the ends of the wrapper in overlapped relation, arranging the end of the opening element between said overlapped wrapper ends, placing an outer wrapper about the inner wrapper and package with its ends also inoverlapped relation, and arranging the end of the opening element between the overlapped ends of the outer wrapper.

5. A package for articles comprising an inner wrapper arranged about an article with its ends in overlapping relation, an opening tape arranged within said wrapper, one end of the tape extending outwardly between the overlapped ends of said wrapper and the tape being anchored to the inner side of the wrapper, and an outer wrapper arranged about the inner wrapper with its ends in overlapping relation but offset with respect to the overlapped ends of the inner wrapper, the first named tapeend also extending between the overlapped ends of the outer wrapper.

6. A package for articles comprising an elongated opening member extending about the article, a first wrapper about the article and about the opening member and having its ends overlapping, the end of the opening member extending between the overlapped portions, and a second wrapper extending about the article over the first wrapper, said second wrapper having its ends overlapping and having the said end of the opening member extending therethrough, the second named overlapped portions being offset with respect to the first named overlapped portions with the opening member extending substantially directly from the one through the other and forming an exterior tab member.

7. A package for articles comprising an elongated opening member extending about the article, a first wrapper about the article and about the opening member and having its ends overlapping, the end of the opening member extending between the overlapped portions, and a second wrapper extending about the article over the first wrapper, said second wrapper having its ends overlapping and having the said end of the opening member extending therethrough and freely beyond the edge of the package to form a gripping device.

8. A package for articles comprising an opening member extending about an article and having a protruding portion to form a manually operable opening device, an inner wrapper extending under one part of the member and over another part thereof, and an outer wrapper extending about the package, the outer wrapper having its free edges overlapped, and the protruding portion of the opening member extending between the lapped edges of the outer wrapper.

MICHAEL J. MILMOE. 

